Tie stay



C. F. WOLF Dec. 15, 1931.

TIE STAY Filed June 21, 1930 INVENTOR ATTORN EY5 Patented Dec. 15, 1931 UNITED STAES CARL F. WOLF, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS TIE STAY Application filed June 21,

My invention relates to improvements in tie stays, and it consists in the combinations, constructions, and arrangements herein described and claimed.

Q An object of my invention is to provide a tie stay of a type adapted to be associated with a knot formed in a four-in-hand tie in such a manner that slippage and the like is entirely eliminated.

A further object is to provide a device of the type described in which means is employed for holding certain parts of the tie against relative movement with other parts and at the same time giving the knot at desir- 15 able amount of rigidity.

A further object is to provide a device of the type described which may be associated with the knot in such a manner that the usual twisting incidental to such knots is entirely eliminated.

A further object is to provide a device of the type described constructed in such a manner that the device may be easily and quickly secured in position.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming part of this application, in which Figure l is a front elevation of a four-inhand tie formed in a knot and showing my invention associated therewith,

Figure 2 is a sectional view of the knot,

Figure 3 is a front view of my invention,

Figure 4 is a side elevation, and

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken along the line 55 of Figure 3.

In carrying out my invention, I make use of a piece of material, preferably formed from metal and circular in cross section. This piece of material, which may be defined as a wire, is bent for forming a loop 1 and finger portions 2 which are angularly arranged with re spect to each other. The fingers are preferably provided with ball-shaped ends 3. The ends may be upset or the balls may be secured to the fingers as by welding. Each finger is provided with a portion 4 which is prefer- 1930. Serial No. 462,835.

ably arranged in parallelism with its companion portion. A link member 5 is secured to the portions 4. The link portion is preferably provided with extensions 6 whichmay be bent around the portions 4 for rigidly securing the link to the device.

The link is provided with a prong 7 which is formed for providing a sharp point 8. In referring to Figure 4, it will be noted that the loop 1 is positioned angularly with respect to the longitudinal axis of the fingers 2 and that the prong 7 is also positioned angularly but in the opposite direction. The loop 1 provides a convenient gripping head which facilitates the handling of the device.

In operation, a tie 9 of the four-in-hand type is tied in a knot 10. At this time the end portion 11 is slidably arranged within the knot. The tie is knotted in the usual manner; that is to say, the wearer places the tie pressure if conditions require such an adjustment. The fingers will of course immediately return to their normal positions when released by reason of the nature of the material from which they are formed. When the fingers have been moved sufficiently far into the knot, the prong 7 is pulled into the end. 11, at which time the device is firmly secured within the knot. The prong firmly secures the end 11 againstslippage.

After the knot has been tied and the device inserted therein, the knot remains properly aligned and at the same time it is provided with a desirable rigidity, and the twistingincidental to such knots is eliminated. A slight movement upwardly of the device will free the prong 7 from the end 10 so that the device may be removed.

While I have shown the link 5 as being provided with extensions formed about the per- "ions 4:, it Will he understood of course that do link may be Welded to these portions.

I claim:

1. A tie stay formed from a single piece of material to provide a loop and finger portions angularly arranged with respect to each other and with respect to the loop, and a pronged element secured to the device between the finger portions and said loop and angularly positioned with respect to the same.

2. A device of the typedescribed comprising a piece of material forming a loop portion having divergent extending portions, and a link connected with said extending portions and having a prong portion extending Within the loop.

Signed at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, this 18th clay of June, A. D. 1930.

CARL F. VOLF. 

